Driver suffers life threatening injuries after chase, crash in Merrimack

Driver suffers life threatening injuries after chase, crash in Merrimack

Flown to hospital

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Updated: 6:35 PM EDT Aug 6, 2017

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WEBVTT SIOBHAN LOPEZ SPOKE WITHA WITNESS WHO SAW THE CARSPEEDING BY.SIOBHA: NEIGHBORS SAY THIS ROADIS USUALLY QUIET AT 3:00 A.M.,BUT THIS MORNING, IT WAS A BUSYSEEN AS CREWS WORKED TO RESCUE ADRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO THISTREE.WITH THE VEHICLE SO BADLYDAMAGED, IT IS HARD TO TELL WHATKIND OF CAR IT IS.MERRIMACK OFFICERS TRIED TO PULLOVER A TOYOTA CAMRY BECAUSE THEHEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON.THEY SAY THE CAR TOOK OFFSPEEDING, AND OFFICERS LOSTSIGHT OF IT.MOMENTS LATER, THEY DISCOVEREDTHE CAR CRASHED INTO A TREE ONDANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY.STEVE LIVES DOWN THE ROAD.HE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROMWORK WHEN HE HEARD THE VEHICLEGETTING CLOSER.>> I HEARD THE ROAR OF ANENGINE, SO I GOT UP AND LOOKEDOUT THE WINDOW.I SAW THE CAR GO UP, AND I SAWPOLICE OFFICERS BEHIND IT.SIOBHAN: MOMENTS LATER --I HEARD A LOUD CRASH ANDNOTHING.SIOBHAN: HE WENT OVER TO CHECKOUT THE SCENE, AND HE SAIDWITHIN MINUTES, IT WAS FLOODEDWITH LIGHTS FROM ABOUT A DOZENEMERGENCY VEHICLES.IN MEDICAL HELICOPTER LANDED TOTRANSPORT THE VICTIM.>> THEY TOOK THE VICTIM OUT OFTHE AMBULANCE AND PUT HIM IN AHELICOPTER.SIOBHAN: POLICE DESCRIBED THEDRIVER AS AN UNDER AGE MALEFLOWN TO A BOSTON HOSPITAL WITHLIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED.

Driver suffers life threatening injuries after chase, crash in Merrimack